2 Crimson qualify for state cross country

Published October 31, 2013 at 3:39 pm

Maple Grove runners Mitchell Dickerson (left) and Sean Heaton arrive at the finish line together at the section meet. Both qualified for state. (Photos by Jason Olson) Seventh grader Alexi Miller was Maple Grove’s top finisher in the section meet.

Junior Mitchell Dickerson and senior Sean Heaton will represent Maple Grove in this Saturday’s state cross country meet in Northfield.

Dickerson and Heaton ran side-by-side to the finish line, with Dickerson taking fourth and Heaton fifth.

As a team the Crimson were one spot from qualifying as a team as they took third with 103 points, behind champion Centennial (71) and Mounds View (78).

In the girls’ race, Crimson seventh grader Alexi Miller came close to state qualification by taking 13th in a personal-best time. Senior Kendall Johnson came in 23rd. Maple Grove took sixth place in the team race.